AI Gold Rush Accelerates: $5 Trillion Milestones, Massive Layoffs, and New Breakthroughs Spark Global AI Frenzy
Nvidia became the world’s first $5 trillion company, driven by soaring demand for AI chips. Alphabet shares jumped 7% after investors cheered its AI spending, while Microsoft and Meta slipped on cost worries. OpenAI split into a $500 billion for-profit arm, freeing it to raise funds and spend $1.4 trillion on AI. Amazon cut up to 30,000 jobs, citing AI-driven automation; its stock rose on the news.